Archive for December, 2008

Above: families, friends, press waiting for the hearing to start. All pictures courtesy 'K'.
Thanks to efforts by families, community members, local and international activists/organizations, and regular press coverage, today's appeal hearing of Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun concluded with them being released (apparently on bail) as of late this ...

The 'Group 78' villagers right across from Dey Krahom (cheek to jowl with the site of the new Australian Embassy) have been told that if they don't get out by January 1st, they won't be given anything in compensation. They are on much shakier legal ground than their neighbors, having ...

Dey Krahom is an urban village in the middle of a growing capital city. You can always find a smile there, if you care to look. The community resides in the shadow of one of Vann Molyvann's classic landmarks, 'The Grey Building', and has been the home to many in ...